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13 years ago, I picked up my first quality amp – an early Silverface era Fender Bassman. A few months later, I was lucky enough to come into a matching cabinet that had been separated from its original drivers long ago. I put new speakers in the cabinet (and built a new baffle for good measure after the original particleboard bolt holes gave out), had the amp modified to my tastes, and proceed to rock that son of a gun as my main amp for the next few years. It was an absolute machine in my doom metal days, churning out low tuned riffs and putting up with more than its fair share of weed smoke. It was an absolute workhorse, but part of me always wished I had a minty fresh example. Plus, this cabinet has always been one of my favorite cabinets I’ve ever used. It sounds absolutely massive for a 2x12, and has outperformed many other 4x12 cabs I’ve put it up against.
Recently, for no reason in particular, I found myself wanting another cabinet to use with my other amps, and I was drawn to the idea of getting another Bassman cab. They’re a bit difficult to find, so I was quite surprised that I found someone on Reverb selling one, along with the matching head, in near mint condition and only 30 minutes away from me! Given that I moved across the country and bought a house in the last 6 months or so, I felt that I deserved a treat, but this was a bit more than I expected. That said, my wife is amazing and told me to get it anyway. So I now present my new amp – a damn near mint 1968ish Fender Bassman with matching 2x12 cab.
The seller is actually an amp tech, so he went through it before flipping it to make sure everything was in working order, gave it a 3 prong power cable, converting it to fixed bias, and throwing vintage blackplate RCA tubes in it. While this amp wasn’t cheap by any means (and certainly more than the $600ish I paid over a decade ago for my first Bassman rig), I can finally say that I’ve got a near mint Bassman. Without further ado, enjoy my new Bassman, my old Bassman, and a family shot of most of my amps (the last one just for fun).
Recently, for no reason in particular, I found myself wanting another cabinet to use with my other amps, and I was drawn to the idea of getting another Bassman cab. They’re a bit difficult to find, so I was quite surprised that I found someone on Reverb selling one, along with the matching head, in near mint condition and only 30 minutes away from me! Given that I moved across the country and bought a house in the last 6 months or so, I felt that I deserved a treat, but this was a bit more than I expected. That said, my wife is amazing and told me to get it anyway. So I now present my new amp – a damn near mint 1968ish Fender Bassman with matching 2x12 cab.
The seller is actually an amp tech, so he went through it before flipping it to make sure everything was in working order, gave it a 3 prong power cable, converting it to fixed bias, and throwing vintage blackplate RCA tubes in it. While this amp wasn’t cheap by any means (and certainly more than the $600ish I paid over a decade ago for my first Bassman rig), I can finally say that I’ve got a near mint Bassman. Without further ado, enjoy my new Bassman, my old Bassman, and a family shot of most of my amps (the last one just for fun).
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